Category: CHS Red Raiders

Sophomore post Chloe Gannon stepped out of her comfort zone in the second half Saturday afternoon – knocking down a pair of 3-pointers to help lead the Central High School Lady Raiders to a 66-26 win over visiting Goodpasture.

Gannon finished the game with 18 points – 12 coming in the second half, and of those came on two third quarter possessions when she was left unguarded at the top of the arch and drained 3-pointers.

“I’m glad to see Chloe shoot that,” said CHS head coach Joe Pat Cope. “We have to have the confidence that we can knock those down if they are going to leave us open like that.”

Senior Bella Vinson teamed up with Gannon to help the Lady Raiders pull away in the third quarter. Vinson scored 11 of her 22 in the third period, leaving the game with 2 minutes left in the quarter. Vinson finished with a game-high 22 points.

Sophomore guard Jalie Ruehling also got into double digits with 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers in the second half.

The Lady Raiders outscored Goodpasture 30-4 in the third quarter after leading 29-14 at the half.

Also scoring for Coffee County were Elli Chumley with 4 points, Emma Fulks 4, Alivia Reel 3, Princess Penaloza 2 and Remi Benjamin 1.

The win pushes Coffee County to 14-1 on the season. The Lady Raiders will host Lawrence County at 6 p.m. Tuesday. You can hear this game on Thunder Radio beginning with 5:45 p.m. pregame show: 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com.

Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider softball coach Brandon McWhorter has released his teams 2021 schedule.

SHELBYVILLE – Tuesday’s game was never in doubt.

The Central High School Lady Raider basketball team picked up double-digit points from four different players and smothered the Eaglettes of Shelbyville, forcing 20 turnovers in a 68-35 win.

“This team has really spoiled us,” said CHS head coach Joe Pat Cope. “We are winning 34-16 at the half and playing pretty good basketball but I’m still not feeling good about it because we weren’t up by 30. This team has really spoiled us.”

Senior Bella Vinson was dominant inside and out – working her way to the basket and also knocking down several midrange jumpers on her way to a 22 point performance.

“I’m still not shooting the ball as well as I would like to be but this was a good night for us. Everyone played well,” said Vinson.

Sophomore point guard Jalie Ruehling got hot behind the three-point line, knocking down four of them on her way to a 15 point performance. Ruehling and Vinson were named Co-players of the game by Thunder Radio.

Sophomore post Chloe Gannon picked up 11 points and Alivia Reel added 11.

“Chloe has really worked hard on getting better angles on her shots,” explained Cope.

Miranda Medley and Holly Hancock each added 3 points, Elli Chumley 2 and Emma Fulks 1 for CHS.

The win improves the Lady Raiders to 12-1 on the season and a perfect 3-0 in District 8-AAA play.

Coffee County will travel to play rival White County Friday, Jan. 8. CHS beat the Warriorettes in overtime back in November.

“This will be a great challenge for us. Their pressure is unmatched, I can’t wait,” said Vinson.

The game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio.

The Central High School Red Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams have the majority of this week to rest.

However, the CHS Raider boys will travel to Columbia at 4 p.m. Saturday for a boys only District 8-AAA contest. It will be the district opener for the Raider boys.

The Lady Raiders are already 2-0 in district play – beating Franklin County and Columbia in December while the Raider boys were quarantined due to COVID-19 issues.

While the varsity Red Raider basketball team was quarantined, most of the freshman Raiders were able to continue practicing.

That work paid off Thursday in Woodbury. Freshman Jackson Shemwell racked up 21 points and the JV Raiders left Cannon County with a 49-36 win.

Shemwell was able to put up 21 despite not scoring a point in the first quarter.

Timothy Henderson put up a 12 point performance for the Raiders – 9 coming in the second half. Cooper Reed scored 8, with 6 coming in the first quarter to give CHS an 11-9 lead.

Brendon Shepard, Austin Dockery, Jackson Thompson and Caden Davis scored 2 points apiece for CHS.

LADY RAIDER JV FALLS IN OVERTIME

Miranda Medley went wild – piling up 19 points – but the Central High School Lady Raider junior varsity team fell short in overtime Thursday in Cannon County, losing 36-35.

Medley was consistent throughout in her 19 point performance. She was 5-for-6 at the charity stripe and buried four 3-pointers.

Remi Benjamin scored 6 for the Lady Raiders in the loss, all 6 coming in the first half. Samantha Kirby was 4-for-4 at the free-throw line and finished with 4 points. Kaylee Suggs, Lenora Moreno and Bella Lawson all finished with 2 points apiece.

For Cannon County Reese Vance did most of the damage. She scored 14 points, including three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to get the game into overtime.

The Coffee County Central basketball scheduled continues to be a working document with more rescheduled dates and cancelled or postponed games.

The Red Raider boys, who were sidelined for 10 days due to COVID-19 exposure, will be traveling to Columbia for a District 8-AAA game at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2. The Lady Raiders already played Columbia and picked up a win.

Also, the Raider boys were scheduled to host Franklin County this Friday, Dec. 18 to make up for the game they couldn’t play last week. However, Franklin County has halted all athletics until the new year, forcing that game to be rescheduled. A date is not yet available. The Lady Raiders hosted Franklin County in a girls only contest on Dec. 11 and won 93-13.

The Raider boys were scheduled to play in the Tullahoma Christmas Classic on Dec. 21 and 22 – that tournament has now been cancelled. Head coach Micah Williams has been able to pick up a spot for his team in the Gandy Inc Classic at Van Buren County. Game time are as follows: Friday, Dec. 18 Coffee County vs. Van Buren Co. at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19 Coffee Co. vs. Silverdale at 5 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 21, Coffee County vs. Clarkrange at 5 p.m.

Meanwhile, the game that was added Tuesday, Dec. 15 for the Lady Raiders at Webb School has been cancelled and will not be made up due to the Lady Raiders being too close to their maximum number of games allowed.

The Lady Raiders and Red Raiders both will make up the game that was supposed to be played at Warren County (Monday, Dec. 14) on Feb. 2 in McMinnville. Girls to tip at 6 p.m. with boys to follow.

The Lady Raiders will travel to Portland, Tenn. Dec. 21 and 22 to participate in a Christmas tournament there. CHS will play at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 21 against Pope John Paul II High School, and again at 6:30 p.m. With two wins, the Lady Raiders will play in the championship game on Dec. 22 at 6:30 p.m.

All Red Raider and Lady Raider games can be heard live on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, streaming worldwide at thunder1320.com, Manchester Go smartphone app and TuneInRadio app.

It was over before it started Friday night in Manchester.

Senior Bella Vinson piled up 35 points – 31 in the first half – and the Central High School Lady Raiders cruised to a 93-13 District 8-AAA win over visiting Franklin County Friday night in Manchester. The game was broadcast live on Thunder Radio.

Miss the game broadcast on Thunder Radio? Listen to the replay here.

“We talked about coming out and starting fast after (a slow start in Columbia) Tuesday,” said CHS head coach Joe Pat Cope.

Vinson was red hot – rarely missing from the paint, the free throw line or the 3-point line – where she sank four 3-pointers.

“I have been in a little bit of a 3-point slump,” explained Vinson during her postgame interview with Thunder Radio. “That felt good tonight. We played as a team tonight.”

Sophomore post Chloe Gannon quietly put together a 15 point night and Elli Chumley dominated on the boards and chipped in 10 points for CHS. Sophomore point guard Jalie Ruehling dropped a pair of 3-pointers in the third quarter and finished with 8 points and Alivia Reel 6.

CHS led 56-8 at halftime and 77-11 after three quarters. All substitutes played in the fourth quarter and outscored Franklin County 16-2. Holli Hanock and Miranda Medley each buried 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to go along with 2 points from Princess Penaloza and 4 from Sam Kirby. Remi Benjamin added 4 points for CHS. Emma Fulks pitched in 2 points.

The Lady Raiders improve to 8-1 with the win and 2-0 in District 8-AAA play. They were scheduled to play at Warren County Monday, Dec. 14, but that game has been cancelled by Warren County.

See more photos from Friday’s game in our Facebook gallery by clicking here.

A halftime discussion about “being coachable” hit the spot for the Central High School Lady Raiders Tuesday night.

Elli Chumley exploded for 16 second half points to go along with 27 total points from Bella Vinson as the Lady Raiders turned a 24-23 halftime deficit into a 62-42 District 8-AAA win Columbia.

This game was broadcast live on Thunder Radio. Listen to the replay by clicking here.

“We talked about being coachable,” said Cope. “We talked about not making the same mistake.”

For the second game in a row Coffee County focused heavily on its presence in the paint. Vinson, Chumley and sophomore post Chloe Gannon (10 points) combined for 53 points, all coming as 2-point field goals and free throws.

The Lady Raiders attacked the basket and ended up going to the free-throw line and hit 22 free shots.

Defensively, Coffee County was smothering in the second half. The Lady Raiders limited Janiyha Riley to 2 points in the final two periods after she scored 8 in the first half. The Lady Raiders completely shut down Jenice Bailey in the second half after she scored 8 in the first half.

The win improves Coffee County to 7-1 on the season and 1-0 in District 8-AAA. The loss drops Columbia to 5-2.

The Lady Raiders will host Franklin County at 6 p.m. Friday at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. You can purchase tickets at gofan.co. This will be a girls only contest.

BONUS COVERAGE

The Coffee County basketball coaches show will be live from Praters BBQ at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Join head coach Joe Pat Cope from 6-6:30 p.m. and Red Raider head coach Micah Williams from 6 :30-7 p.m.

Bella Vinson dominated in the paint for Coffee County Saturday afternoon and the Lady Raiders picked up a decisive 42-19 win over Goodpasture in Madison.

In a game you heard broadcast live on Thunder Radio, Vinson, Chloe Gannon and Elli Chumley combined for 35 of Coffee County’s 42 points – all coming from 2-point range as the Lady Raiders worked on their post game.

Gannon finished with 9 and Chumley with 8. The Lady Raiders led 23-9 at the halftime break and 34-17 after the third quarter. CHS substituted liberally through the final period.

MISS THE THUNDER RADIO BROADCAST OF THIS GAME? CLICK HERE FOR THE REPLAY.

The win improves Coffee County to 6-1 on the season and was the final tune-up before District 8-AAA play begins next week. The Lady Raiders will travel to Columbia Tuesday night, Dec. 8, for a 6 p.m. tip. This will be a girls only game. You can hear it live on Thunder Radio. (Pregame begins at 5:45 p.m. Listen on 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, Manchester Go smartphone app, thunder1320.com or on Amazon Alexa: “Alexa, play Thunder Radio”).

The Coffee County Lady Raider wrestlers opened with a 24-0 win over Tullahoma Thursday night in Tullahoma. Meanwhile, the Raiders picked up some points but fell to Eagleville.

Results are below:

Coffee County High School (Girls) (COFF) 24.0 Tullahoma (Girls) (TULG) 0.0

119: Paryss DeShane (COFF) over Emma Brown (TULG) (Fall 1:18) 119: Paryss DeShane (COFF) over Natalie Turpin (TULG) (Fall 2:40) 132: MaryAnne Walker (COFF) over Zoe Holly (TULG) (Fall 2:15) 132: MaryAnne Walker (COFF) over Olivia Hogan (TULG) (Fall 1:17) 140: Mary Wolfrum (COFF) over Olivia Hogan (TULG) (Fall 3:18) 160: Lyra Leftwich (COFF) over Erin Douglas (TULG) (Fall 0:37) 170: Erin Douglas (TULG) over Sara Crosslin (COFF) (Fall 0:18)

Eagleville (EAGL) 65.0 Coffee County (COFF) 9.0

160: Jacob Barlow (COFF) over Donevin Darnell (EAGL) (Dec 6-2) 170: wyatt mclemore (EAGL) over Nazario Flores (COFF) (Fall 1:15) 182: Jason Dennis (EAGL) over Jonathan Akers (COFF) (Fall 3:38) 195: matthew garber (EAGL) over Zachary Galy (COFF) (Fall 4:54) 220: Oscar Guerra (EAGL) over   (COFF) (For.) 285: Joseph Williamson (EAGL) over Kolby McCormick (COFF) (Fall 1:58) 106: Tanner Hatchell (EAGL) over   (COFF) (For.) 113: jacob pennington (EAGL) over Ethan Rivera (COFF) (Fall 0:48) 120: zachary lewis (EAGL) over Thomas Clark (COFF) (TF 15-0 5:12) 126: Double Forfeit 132: Kaleb Snitzer (EAGL) over Jamie Norris (COFF) (Fall 2:34) 138: gabriel pennington (EAGL) over   (COFF) (For.) 145: Erik Johnson (EAGL) over Caleb Boothe (COFF) (Fall 3:36) 152: Gavin Prater (COFF) over   (EAGL) (M. For.)